Seth Rogen

"I was in high school when Will Ferrell was first on Saturday Night Live, and I remember thinking, man, that guy is the funniest guy ever." - Seth Rogen

Seth Rogen is best-known as the stoned process server/hero of Pineapple Express (2007) and the slacker, father-to-be in Knocked Up(2008). He was also one of Steve Carell's smartass pals in The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005).

MAGNETISM

Seth Rogen is an interesting case when it comes to him and the opposite sex. On-screen, he's been fortunate enough to swap spit with babes like Katherine Heigl and Amber Heard, but no one would ever mistake him for a sex symbol. Seth Rogen's offbeat looks, slightly chubby body and bespectacled appearance make him distinctly average, but that could be why guys cheer him on and some women consider him to be cute. Among the beauties of Hollywood, Seth Rogen is a commodity because he looks like a regular guy.

Off-screen, Seth Rogen really is a regular guy who just happens to be very funny. Despite his fame, he still hangs out with his old pals, like his Vancouver-born writing partner Evan Goldberg. He's also far from a washout when it comes to dating in his personal life. He's maintained a steady relationship with his current squeeze, girlfriend Lauren Miller.

SUCCESS

Seth Rogen has always had confidence in his abilities, but even he must be surprised at how far he's come. By 20, Seth Rogen had already starred in two TV series, Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared, which weren't seen by money but were still critically acclaimed nonetheless. Still shy of 30, Seth Rogen has found his true calling as an unlikely movie star, with hits like The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up and Pineapple Express to his credit. With future work like Kevin Smith's Zack and Miri Make a Porno and Funny People costarring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen is carving out a nice cinematic niche on the comedy circuit.

Not just an actor, Seth Rogen has established himself as a screenwriter too. He's served as a cowriter on TV shows like Da Ali G Show and movies such as Pineapple Express, Superbad (2007) and the Owen Wilson comedy Drillbit Taylor (2008).

Seth Rogen Biography

Seth Rogen was born on April 15, 1982, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He developed an early interest in comedy, particularly that of the stand-up variety, and started performing professionally at 13. His first live show was a gig at a Vancouver lesbian bar. Three years later, Seth Rogen was the runner-up at a city-wide comedy competition and, after dropping out of high school, he went to L.A. to pursue a comedy career.

Seth Rogen continued doing stand-up in L.A., but in 1999, he got his first break as Ken Miller, one of the Chippewa Valley High School "freaks" on the TV series Freaks and Geeks. The show only lasted for 18 episodes, but it gained a cult following and Seth Rogen teamed up with the show's producer, Judd Apatow, for 2001's Undeclared, another short-lived TV series, this time set in college. Although his TV experience lacked longevity, Seth Rogen had found a valuable ally in Judd Apatow and even got his feet wet as a writer by penning some episodes of Undeclared.

seth rogen stars in the 40 year old virgin and knocked up

In 2005, Seth Rogen made serious progress in both his writing and acting careers. On the writing side of things, he was hired by HBO for Sacha Baron Cohen's hit series Da Ali G Show. This gig resulted in a Primetime Emmy nomination. Seth Rogen would later serve as an uncredited writer for Sacha Baron Cohen's movie smash Borat.

That same year, Seth Rogen earned audience attention for a funny supporting role as one of the virginal Steve Carell's friends in The 40 Year Old Virgin, directed by Judd Apatow. It was a role that got him a shared nomination by MTV for Best On-Screen Team, but his real breakthrough would come in 2007. That year, he was cast in the lead role of Ben Stone, a slacker who impregnates Katherine Heigl in Judd Apatow's Knocked Up. The film was a summer smash, and Seth Rogen was nominated by MTV again for Best Comedic Performance and Breakthrough Performance.

seth rogen stars in superbad and pineapple express

As if his success in Knocked Up wasn't enough of a breakthrough, Seth Rogen also wrote the screenplay and costarred in the mid-summer 2007 hit Superbad, a movie based on his own experiences in high school. Since Superbad, Seth Rogen has continued his knack for acting, writing and doing both together. In 2008, he teamed up with his old Freaks and Geeks costar, James Franco for the stoner comedy Pineapple Express, another summer favorite that he cowrote.

Seth Rogen's show business career looks rock solid. In the fall of 2008, he'll be seen in Kevin Smith's raunchy comedy Zack and Miri Make a Porno. He was also nominated for AM's Top 49 Men of 2008 -- click here to vote for Seth Rogen.

And in 2009, he'll costar with Adam Sandler in another Judd Apatow's Funny People and wage war on the cops (as a mall security guard) in Observe and Report. After observing him on-screen, Seth Rogen's many fans would certainly report that he is indeed a funny person.